Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-02

GAMING.
person who plays at cards. dice, billiards
or other game for money, or other valuable
thing, shall be fined not more than five dol
lars.
A person who has or keeps on premises
owned or occupied by him implements or
things used in gambling, and permits persons
resorting to such premises to use such imple-
ments or things TOR the purpose OF gambling,
shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor
more than fifty dollars.
a person who wins or loses money or other
valuable thing by play or hazard at any game,
or by betting on such play or hazard, or shar
ing in the stake wagered by others on such
play or hazard, shall be fined not more than
fifty dollars and not less than ten dollars.
BURIAL OF ANIMALS.
If any person puts or causes to be put dead
animal or animal substance into or upon the
bank OF Otter Creek within the village limits,
so that it is drawn or washed into said creek,
and suffers the same to remain, he shall forfeit
not more than twenty dollars and not less
than five dollars, with costs, to the village.
II Il person puts or causes to be put on the
premises of another or on his own premises
within the limits OF the village a dead animal
remain unburied within one hundred rods OF
a dwelling house or street between the months
OF March and December following, he shall
forfeit not more than twenty dollars nor less
than five dollars with costs.
NUIsANCEs.
Whenever the trustees shall adjudge that
nuisance exists on private property, they shall
order the owner or occupant thereof at his
own expense to remove the same within
twelve hours, and If he neglects to do so he
shall forfeit to the village not more than fifty
dollars and the trustees may cause such nuis
ance to be removed and the expense shall be
paid by the owner or occupant or such other
person as caused or permitted it. Such ex-
pense may be recovered in an action of gen.
eral assumpsit in the name of the village.
DRAINAGE.
If any person shall drain any watercloset
privy or sink drain or cesspool into any street.
lane or alley or public park or grounds with
out the consent OF the trustees in writing hav.
ing been obtained, such person shall forfeit
the sum OF twenty-five dollars for each twen-
ty-four hours such drain continues.
BILLIARD SALOONS AND BOWLING ALLEYS.
No person shall open or operate public
billiard saloon or billiard room orpublic bow.
ing alley without first obtaining a license
from the trustees so to do, which license may
be revoked by majority OF the trustees when
in their opinion the public good so requires.
Notice OF the revocation OF such license shall
be signed by "a majority of the trustees and
attested by the clerk of the village, and n copy
OF the same shall be delivered to the owner
or keeper of such saloon or alley, and the
original shall be recorded by the clerk OF the
village.
The owner or keeper OF a public billiard sa-
loon, billiard room or public bowling alley,
who permits the same to be used for playing
the game OF billiards or pool or bowling there.
in after receiving the notice OF the revocation
of the license therefor shall forfeit tor the
use OF the village the sum OF twenty dollars
for each day or time the table or tables OF al.
ley therein is so used
HOTELS AND EATING SALOONS.
No person shall enter into or prosecute the
business of hotel keeper, saloon keeper or
keeper OF an eating house without first OBJ.
tanning license from the trustees so to do,
which license shall be recorded by the clerk
OF the village, and said license may be re-
voked by majority OF the trustees when in
tice OF the revocation of said license shall be
signed by majority OF the trustees and at.
tested by the clerk of the village, and a copy
of the same shall be delivered to the owner
or keeper of such hotel, saloon or eating
house and the original shall be recorded by
the clerk of the village.
Any person who shall continue in the bust
ness OF hotel keeper, saloon keeper or keep
,..fa, tft,tr uftn nix-in
OF the revocation OF such license, or shall
prosecute OF engage in the business OF hotel
keeper, saloon keeper or keepi lg an eating
house without obtaining license therefor as
herein provided, shall forfeit to the use of the
village the sum OF ten dollars tor each day OF
part thereof that such hotel, saloon or eating
house is opened for business.
All licenses granted tor the aforesaid pur
poses shall expire on the first Wednesday OF
January OF each year following the granting
OF the same unless sooner revoked as herein
provided, and the licensee shall pay at the
rate OF ten dollars per year for said license
for public billiard saloon, billiard room OIL
public bowling alley, and at the rate of TWEEN
ty dollars per year tor said license for hotel
keeper, saloon keeper or keeper of an eating
house, said license to be paid to the treasur
er OF the village lInmeuldtely upon the grant
ing of the same.
MISCELLANEOUS.
II any person shall lounge or remain on any
street, lane or alley, or in any doorway OF
hallway OF any public building or store or
Sunday, after being requested by any OF the
trustees or policemen OF the village OF by the
owner or occupant of the building to depart
he shall be fined sum not 10 exceed five dol
lars and costs for each offense.
Any person who shall in the night time by
tumultuous noises, loud talk or laughter dis
turb the peace and quiet OF any family OF
neighborhood, the person so offending shal
pay a fine of not less than one dollar or more
than five dollars and costs OF prosecution tc
the treasurer of the village tor each offence
Persons so offending shall be liable to arres
by any village policeman without warrant.
II any person or persons shall raise n false
alarm of fire by crying fire in any street, al
ley or lane or any other place in the village
or ring or cause to be rung any bells, or use
any other means TO alarm the residents of the
village or any part thereof in this respect
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